The Government through the Ministry of Rural Development is working with Varivao Holding to further develop its capacity to meet market demands in Australia.

Varivao Holding, an indigenous Solomon Islands business, sent its first shipment of over 14,000 kilograms of yellow cassava to buyers in Melbourne, Australia, in November last year.

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http://www.commerce.gov.sb/activities-updates/news/press-releases/412-msme-business-loan-scheme-changes-approach.htmlMicro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) loan scheme changes approach by discouraging the handout mentality to a more genuine and formal means of empowering local businesses in the country.
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http://www.commerce.gov.sb/activities-updates/news/press-releases/414-scheme-will-broaden-economic-base-and-narrowing-unemployment-gap-mesepitu.htmlUnder Secretary Technical acting of the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) Riley Mesapitu assured that the recently launched Mircro, Small and Medium Enterprise documents will help create opportunities for investment and employment.
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http://www.commerce.gov.sb/activities-updates/news/press-releases/410-historic-e-passport-system-launched.htmlSOLOMON Islands is the first country in the Pacific region to operate an e-passport system, thanks to the Public, Private, Partnership (PPP) Model between the DCC Government and the IRIS Corporation Berhad Company of Malaysia.

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare officially launched the e-passport system on Thursday, at the Honiara International Terminal.

The successful launch of the system came about after the DCC Government signed an agreement with IRIS Corporation Berhad in November 2015.

This is to help establish the information and management system of e-passport and boarder control in Solomon Islands.

The Immigration Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration was mandated under the agreement to implement the e-Passport and Border Control and Management System.